I graduated from San Luis Obispo High School as a Valedictorian.  I obtained my  Undergraduate training at the University of California, Santa Barbara.  At U.C. Santa Barbara, I majored in Law & Society and Religious Studies, and was awarded the prestigious Dean's Honors in Fall 1989 and in Spring 1992.

After graduating from U.C.S.B., I enrolled at California Western School of Law for my law degree with a Dean's Scholarship.  After graduating, I passed the California bar exam on my first attempt.  

I am admitted to the State Bar of California and the United States District Court for the Central District of California.  I am licensed to practice in all the courts of California, as well as the federal courts.